The Sound Logic Podcast

In honor of The Sound Logic Podcast now being available on Spotify , we thought we'd create a Spotify playlist of our favorite  tracks from each album that we've reviewed! In this midweek episode we each pick a song from all 31 albums we've looked at so far, and every following week we will add two more songs to the list until we reach the end!  You can find our Spotify list right here -...

Thomas Bona (fantasy baseball-playing friend of Ben, and music aficionado) joins us on The Sound Logic Podcast this week to tackle Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home. This is the forth Dylan album on our list so far - this time we brought in a real New Yorker to help us navigate Dylan's iconic flavor of music. Thomas also hosts a weekly radio show on 91.1 FM The Globe , in Goshen, Indiana. Roll...

What do we talk about before we talk about what we're supposed to talk about? That is the question... We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram , follow us on Twitter , and send us a message if you have any comments or questions.

Another 10 album reviews are in the books, and that means its time for another shuffle! Join us again as we re-rank this list the way we'd like to see it. Mike and Ben give their choices for 21-30, and then tell you which of those albums cracked their updated top 10! We hope you like this one as much as we did - another opportunity to reflect on all the great music we've been listening to! You can...

When you have a 3 hour conversation amongst 3 great people, there are bound to be some funny moments!  Well, mostly just Mike talking nonsense.  Enjoy these bloopers from our conversation about Joni Mitchell's Blue album.  We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram , follow us on Twitter...

This always seems to happen when we love an album and have a special guest on, but we had so much to say this week that we had to break it down into multiple episodes. Joni Mitchell happens to be the first woman on the Rolling Stone list so far, and also the first Canadian. It's a major joy for us to tackle this one (especially with our special guest, Mike's partner-in-crime, Nora Jones!) , and we...

This always seems to happen when we love an album and have a special guest on, but we had so much to say this week that we had to break it down into multiple episodes. Joni Mitchell happens to be the first woman on the Rolling Stone list so far, and also the first Canadian. It's a major joy for us to tackle this one (especially with our special guest, Mike's partner-in-crime, Nora Jones!) , and we...

This always seems to happen when we love an album and have a special guest on, but we had so much to say this week that we had to break it down into multiple episodes. Joni Mitchell happens to be the first woman on the Rolling Stone list so far, and also the first Canadian. It's a major joy for us to tackle this one (especially with our special guest, Mike's partner-in-crime, Nora Jones!) , and we...

Self-titled debut album, or perhaps more appropriately named by its "Zeppelin I" moniker... regardless of what you call it, this is one epic album by Led Zeppelin. Is it classic rock, amped up jazz-blues, hard rock, heavy metal, or all of the above? What is Robert Plant wailing about? And what exactly is John Bonham doing on those drums? We try and tackle all this and more, as we review Rolling St...

Who, who... who, who... Who is up for a new review? Who's on first? Who dun it? Who thinks the Who deserves to be on this list, and where does it deserve to be? Who's your daddy? We hope we find out! Rolling Stone placed The Who's iconic album, Who's Next at #28 on their list of the 500 greatest albums.  You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review...

We ramble on! One of our favorite (or is it favourite?) bands has dropped two singles on us in the past few days, so we're talking about Coldplay this week on our midweek episode as we look forward to Saturday's next album review. You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our...

We hope you enjoyed yesterday's first part of our conversation - here's where we get into the nuts and bolts of the actual songs!  Again, Rolling Stone placed U2's The Joshua Tree #27 on their list of the 500 greatest albums. If you were with us yesterday, you know that we went back to our childhood friend Phil Burkholder to bring his wisdom and insight into this band that was so deeply apart...

We still haven't found what we're looking for, but that doesn't stop us from continuing the journey through Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums of all time! For the album that Rolling Stone named #27 on their list of the 500 greatest albums, we went back to our childhood friend Phil Burkholder to bring his wisdom and insight into this band that was so deeply apart of our younger years. Thi...

Mr. U2, AKA Phil Burkholder, our childhood friend and the person we knew we had to have when we tackled U2's Joshua Tree, joins us for our midweek episode before our upcoming Saturday episode! Hear our rambling thoughts as we get ready for Saturday, talking about one of our favorite bands of all time.  You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review u...

Penn State grad student Sophia Maier joins us this week to tackle one of the best selling albums of all time - Fleetwood Mac's Rumors. Though the band was not exactly thriving on a personal level, they were able to create a masterpiece of music, an iconic album that Rolling Stone named #26 on their list of the 500 greatest albums. We also talked about our own interaction with this music during our...

As our Canadian listeners are recovering from too much turkey, please enjoy some entertaining outtakes from our upcoming episode!  You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram , follow us on Twitter , and send us a message if you have any comme...

We can't wait to share this episode with you - mostly because our special guest is just so special! We were thrilled to have jazz legend, Joe Bowie join us to talk about what life was life when James Brown was around. His years of experience touring with Defunkt and other jazz and funk acts gave us a unique look at this iconic album that Rolling Stone named #25 on their list of the 500 greatest al...

This 5 minute conversation with our special guest, jazz legend Joseph Bowie , starts us down the path of learning about the way Black music has been used as a tool to fight oppression, and the way oppressive powers have tried to control it. We can't believe how honored we are to have Mr. Bowie with us. Stay tuned for Saturday's full album review of James Brown's Live at the Apollo (coming up next...

What do the NBA finals, chromatic harmonicas, and the animated film SING! have to do with Stevie Wonder's Innervisions? Listen to our newest episode to find out! Just as with Part 1 we knew we needed to find a guest who could help us on this journey to Higher Ground. Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel agreed to be an expert guide, and what an incredible gift she was on our journey! We had so much to say abo...

People, keep on podcasting. Listeners, keep on listening. Gonna keep on tryin', till we reach the highest ground.  Since Mike and Ben were both born after this album came out, we knew we needed to find a guest who could help us on this journey to Higher Ground. Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel agreed to be an expert guide, and what an incredible gift she was on our journey! We had so much to say abou...

Each episode recording session begins with just hitting the record button and seeing where the conversation leads us. Before we even got to the album review of Stevie Wonder's Innervisions (coming up next on The Sound Logic Podcast!), we had this lovely conversation with this week's guest, Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel. We hope you enjoy, and that you come back again for our full conversation (hint: we...

We've already made it through several Beatles albums - this time we get to review an album from a former Beatle taking a solo project journey. Join us as we reflect on how this album fits with the Beatles sound, how Yoko fits in with all this, and so much more about the album that Rolling Stone named #23 on their list of the 500 greatest albums. You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right he...

Sometimes it takes Mike and Ben a few minutes of musical chatter to finally get to the album review. What was it this week? Why, Jim Croce, of course. Operator, can you help me place this podcast? Stay tuned for a new album review on Saturday! You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a...

Would you sell your soul to the devil in order to be the best guitarist of your generation? So goes the myth of Robert Johnson, one of the great artists of his generation, but a figure surrounded by mystery, racial bias, and misunderstandings. Join us as we journey back in time with our listen of this great compilation album that Rolling Stone named #22 on their list of the 500 greatest albums. Yo...

Mike and Ben sit down to chat about the first moment in time where the 2012 Rolling Stone list diverges from the original 2012 list. Stay tuned for a new album review on Saturday! You can check out Rolling Stone's full list right here . We'd love it if you would review us in your favorite podcast app, and while you're at it, give us a like on our Facebook Page or Instagram , follow us on Twitter ,...